marie Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 hi My husband has 60points for the Skilled visa (190state sponsorship) which includes the 5points for state (as we definatly want to go to Queensland. he is a Joiner which is on the SOL. We are unsure whether to do IELTS to boost points? any advice? we already have enough points but we really want to go ASAP so was worried we may have a wait getting an EOI straight away with only 60points. Cost for Ielts is £144 so extra money unsure whether to pay out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itegoa Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 With 60 points, you won't be waiting long (2 weeks or so). - EDIT: assumed 190 visa process same as 189 visa - but it's slightly different Is your husband a British citizen? If you get IELTS and get level 7+ across reading/writing/speaking/listening, then that give you 10 points, so you could get a 189 visa (which means you could live in another state immediately if you change you mind - it also means you don't have to comply with any potential proof of how much money you have/other things - depends on state though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marie Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 yes british citizen from birth. We are planning to go to Queensland. (gold coast area) so that's why we chose 190 visa. You mentioned comply for potential proof of how much money you have/other things? If its too complicated maybe the Illets might be a good idea so then we don't have to worry about all that and apply for 189 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itegoa Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 yes british citizen from birth. We are planning to go to Queensland. (gold coast area) so that's why we chose 190 visa. You mentioned comply for potential proof of how much money you have/other things? If its too complicated maybe the Illets might be a good idea so then we don't have to worry about all that and apply for 189 British citizen - that means you don't have to take IELTS if you don't want to (you probably already know that anyway). Re: the proof of money: 1) Goto: http://migration.qld.gov.au/ 2) Click the Skilled Visas tab 3) Click Skilled – Nominated (subclass 190) visa 4) Goto the Criteria tab half way down the page. 5) Read all the criteria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Have you definitely got the state sponsorship? If so, I thought getting an invitation was a given, not subject to ratios and limits and in which case there is no need for IELTS if you don't want to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I definitely wanted to live in qld too but for the 190 visa there was extra hoops to jump through that was going to cause more hassle and time for me so was easier to get 189 so I done ielts and went for that, getting 189 very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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